IN FASHION'S REALM.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 10 September 1913, Page 2

IN FASHION'S REALM.

UP-TO-DATE NOTES ON WHAT TO>WEAR. Back now to the Russian blouse, with, this for the very prettiest expressions. I have given the lines truly, endeavouring to reconcile the art of the dressmaker with that of the pencil. As no doubt you know, it is a rule not always observed. The cross-over "step" is a very favoured

conceit, and here it is from a vestee, • inset' with cords and prim little bow. The flat collar is shoulder to shoulder, square behind, or for that matter cuved. The sleeve is shirt-like, but note the cuff—a neat little tiling, but in keeping all the same. A •blouse of this character may be of the suit, or in contrast to the skirt. Plain over a check is' good, in which case have the cuffs and collar in keeping. Needless to say a garment on these' linos is not for amateur development. The prevailing clinging effects demand sheer materials. , Wonderfully sheer Voiles, tissues or now .combined with heavy stripes of ratine, producing an unusual effect. These combinations of sheer and heavy are the newest idea in fabrics.. The sponge or ratine fabrics have been much improved. When.you speak of wash materials you sometimes want to emphasise "wash." The heavy knots which swelled have beenelimi>j nated. The new thick materials, the ' corded designs, the rep materials J generally are • smart for one-piece! dresses, for separate skirts and coats I suits.' Soft, shimmering silk: mulls are peculiarly adapted to the plissej and panier styles. Exquisite designs' will come in galatea, poplin, zephyrs, I printed batiste, pongee, etc. A street! suit of brown pongee trimmed in self- J coloured buttons with collar and cuffs ' of a deeper tone satin, is one'of those pretty picture models Another is aai afternoon dress of crepe which is very sheer with a heavy ratine stripe. The third is a walking skirt in wide pale pique with shirt-waist of lavender striped madras trimmed in lavender pique. Parasols are both necessary and ornamental. I agree with a Paris authority who says that in the warm season of the year a parasol is indis* pemsable, quite apart from what it does to shade your face. One of the new parasols has a fairly flat top, and from this bends sharply, the rib, instead of being a complete curve, taking the form of a boomerang. The effect is to give a considerable section of it all round a wall-like appearance. Where the sharp bend comes there is •a line of niching, and the finish is a repeat oyer a fringe. The object of these raised or squarish shapes is to give room for the. high hat, whether this is through the trimming or not. , Handles aro extremely long for the some reason. When summer comes it will bring parasols fairly smothered' in lace. The up-to-dateness of this accessory will, however, be chiefly indicated by its shape. Not that the ordinary dome is going to be discarded. We shall have such in many ele- ' gant expressions, one before me liav- | ing a scrolled border of much ibeauty. Of this you may be quite sure, the parasol must agree with the costume, the acme being reached in the beautiful lingerie dress, \\;hose compliment is a lingerie hat and parasol.